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A comedy about someone you know. - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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Title: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Release Date: 25 Mar 1988

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: El Deseo, Laurenfilm

Production Companies: El Deseo, Laurenfilm

Overview: Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (912 votes)

Cast

  • Pepa: Carmen Maura
  • Carlos: Antonio Banderas
  • Lucía: Julieta Serrano
  • Candela: María Barranco
  • Marisa: Rossy de Palma
  • Paulina Morales: Kiti Mánver
  • Taxi Driver: Guillermo Montesinos
  • Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper: Chus Lampreave
  • Lucía's Father: Eduardo Calvo
  • Secretary: Loles León
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